Comment by bobnamob
1 year ago
For a glimpse at the _real_, human consequences of this kind of slipshod mentality toward money shuffling software see the Post Office scandal[1].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Anything that moves money should be treated with upmost seriousness and be aware of as many historical mistakes as possible.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
The four-part miniseries with Toby Jones (mentioned above in §Media:Dramatisation) was really good and goes over things pretty well:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Bates_vs_The_Post_Office